Oral history excerpts from an oral history interview with Nashville businessman, former State Representative for the 53rd District, civic leader and Davidson County, Tennessee Clerk John H. Arriola, Jr., conducted on 05 June 2007 by James T. Havron...

A scene from a special event at the Tony Sudekum Memorial Planetarium in the Nashville Children’s Museum, circa 1950s. A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky. ...

A scene from a special event at the Tony Sudekum Memorial Planetarium in the Nashville Children’s Museum, circa 1950s. A planetarium is a theatre built primarily for presenting educational and entertaining shows about astronomy and the night sky. ...

A photograph of Tabernacle of Faith Church of God in Christ located at 1815 Shelby Avenue in Nashville, Tennessee. Originally Kern Memorial Methodist, this church was erected in the early 1940s. Currently, the church is home to a congregation...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

A published article about the forthcoming construction of the Nashville Municipal Auditorium, from September 28th, 1959 issue of the Nashville Banner. It reads: “Nashville’s $5,000,000 Municipal Auditorium, designed by Marr & Holman, AIA...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

An aerial photograph of the Pennington Bend area of the Cumberland River, located approximately 12 miles northeast to downtown Nashville, Tennessee. The Pennington Bend bridge, a part of the highway system known as Briley Parkway, was officially...

A postcard of the War Memorial Building on Memorial Plaza stretching between Union Street and Charlotte Avenue, and from Sixth to Seventh Avenues. This building was built by the state, county and city in 1925 to honor the Tennesseans who served in...

A postcard of the War Memorial Building on Memorial Plaza stretching between Union Street and Charlotte Avenue, and from Sixth to Seventh Avenues. This building was built by the state, county and city in 1925 to honor the Tennesseans who served in...